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Isaiah 50:5–6

uThe Lord God has opened my ear,

vand I was not rebellious;

I turned not backward.

wI gave my back to those who strike,

and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;

I hid not my face

from disgrace and spitting.

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Isaiah 50:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears;

I have not been rebellious,

I have not turned away.

I offered my back to those who beat me,

my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;

I did not hide my face

from mocking and spitting.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The Lord God hath opened mine ear,

And I was not rebellious,

Neither turned away back.

I gave my back to the smiters,

And my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair:

I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me,

and I have listened.

I have not rebelled or turned away.

I offered my back to those who beat me

and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard.

I did not hide my face

from mockery and spitting.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The Lord God has opened My ear;

And I was not rebellious,

Nor did I turn away.

I gave My back to those who struck Me,

And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard;

I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

The Lord God helps me learn,

and I have not turned against him

nor stopped following him.

I offered my back to those who beat me.

I offered my cheeks to those who pulled my beard.

I won’t hide my face from them

when they make fun of me and spit at me.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not away back. I gave my back to smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The Almighty Lord will open my ears. 

I will not rebel, nor will I turn away ⸤from him⸥. 

I will offer my back to those who whip me 

and my cheeks to those who pluck hairs out of my beard. 

I will not turn my face away from those who humiliate me 

and spit on me. 

Isaiah 50:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Lord God has opened My ear,

and I was not rebellious;

I did not turn back.

I gave My back to those who beat Me,

and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard.

I did not hide My face from scorn and spitting.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Lord God has opened my ear,

and I was not rebellious,

I did not turn backward.

I gave my back to those who struck me,

and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;

I did not hide my face

from insult and spitting.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The Lord Yahweh has opened an ear for me,

and I, I was not rebellious.

I did not turn backwards;

I gave my back to those who struck me,

and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;

I did not hide my face from insults and spittle.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord and King has unplugged my ears.

I’ve always obeyed him.

I haven’t turned away from him.

I let my enemies beat me on my bare back.

I let them pull the hair out of my beard.

I didn’t turn my face away

when they made fun of me and spit on me.

Isaiah 50:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The Lord God has opened My ear;

And I was not disobedient

Nor did I turn back.

I gave My back to those who strike Me,

And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard;

I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.


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